Associated Press: Erdogan says Turkey may hold referendum on EU accession bid

Published March 26, 2017 at 2:14 pm

A handout made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Service on March 18, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivering a speech during a ceremony marking the 102nd anniversary of the Canakkale Victory at the 18 March Stadium in Canakkale, western Turkey.

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ISTANBUL — President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey may hold a second referendum on whether to continue with European Union accession talks, following a planned vote on April 16 that could give him sweeping new powers.

“Right now we are holding a referendum on April 16 and after that we could choose to do a second one on the (EU) accession talks and we would abide by whatever our people would say there,” Erdogan told a joint forum with Britain in the southern city of Antalya.